Acute fluoride poisoning associated with an on-site fluoridator in a Vermont elementary school.
- 1 October 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Public Health Association in American Journal of Public Health
- Vol. 72 (10) , 1168-1169
- https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.72.10.1168
Abstract
On August 30 1980, an outbreak of minor illnesses consisting of nausea and vomiting affected 22 individuals attending a farmers market at a school. Illness was associated with the consumption of beverages made from school water (Xc2 = 65.6, p less than .0001); analysis of the water showed high levels of fluoride (1,041 mg/l). The most likely source of the contamination was the school fluoridator, which had accidentally been left on continuous operation.Keywords
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